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EU tells Google to stop rolling out privacy changes

EU tells Google to stop rolling out privacy changes


Regulators with the European Union have asked Google to stop rolling out new privacy changes that the company originally introduced earlier this month. “Given the wide range of services you offer, and the popularity of these services, changes in your privacy policy may affect many citizens in most or all of the EU member states,” the European wrote in a letter to Google’s CEO Larry Page. “We wish to check the possible consequences for the protection of the personal data of these citizens in a coordinated way. In light of the above, we call for a pause in the interests of ensuring that there can be no misunderstanding about Google’s commitments to information rights of their users and EU citizens,
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February 3, 2012 0 comments Read More
Google introduces ‘Bouncer’ security system to keep malware out of the Android Market

Google introduces ‘Bouncer’ security system to keep malware out of the Android Market


Google announced on Thursday that the company has begun to take a more active approach to keeping malware out of the Android Market. The search giant is using a new service called “Bouncer” to search through the Market for potential malware. Bouncer will scan new applications, ones already in the Market, and developer accounts for known malware, spyware, trojans and misbehaving apps. The service has been running for some time and between the first and second halves of 2011, the company reports a 40% decrease in the number of potentially-malicious downloads from the Android Market. The drop comes as security companies have been reporting that instances of malicious applications are on the rise. Google also said Android is designed to prevent
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Google to pay €500,000 fine to French cartographer in Google Maps case

Google to pay €500,000 fine to French cartographer in Google Maps case


Google has been ordered to pay €500,000 to Bottin Cartographes, a French company that filed a lawsuit against Google France after it began providing its free Google Maps services to customers. Google is also responsible for paying an additional €15,000 in fees. The court found Google “guilty of abusing the dominant position of its Google Maps application,” Economic Times said Thursday. ”We proved the illegality of [Google's] strategy to remove its competitors… the court recognized the unfair and abusive character of the methods used and allocated Bottin Cartographes all it claimed,” Botton Cartographes lawyer Jean-David Scemmama said. “This is the first time Google has been convicted for its Google Maps application.” Google said it will appeal the decision. “We remain convinced that
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February 2, 2012 0 comments Read More
Microsoft makes its ‘Gmail Man’ video official in privacy fight against Google

Microsoft makes its ‘Gmail Man’ video official in privacy fight against Google

The Verge – Microsoft Posts

February 2, 2012 0 comments Read More
Google debunks Microsoft’s claims about its new privacy policies

Google debunks Microsoft’s claims about its new privacy policies

The Verge – Microsoft Posts

February 1, 2012 0 comments Read More
Microsoft exploits Google privacy concerns in newspaper adverts

Microsoft exploits Google privacy concerns in newspaper adverts

The Verge – Microsoft Posts

February 1, 2012 0 comments Read More
Warner Music’s Edgar Bronfman, Jr.: Google Music is an ‘oxymoron,’ content and tech industry need to work together

Warner Music’s Edgar Bronfman, Jr.: Google Music is an ‘oxymoron,’ content and tech industry need to work together

The Verge – Microsoft Posts

January 31, 2012 0 comments Read More
Google responds to Congress’s concern over new privacy policy

Google responds to Congress’s concern over new privacy policy


Google on Monday announced that the company would combine individual privacy policies from a variety of its products into one main policy. Critics of the change were worried that Google was now collecting more data than before, and the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee demanded answers. The Mountain View-based company has now responded to Congress and defended its decision to change the policy. Read on for more. In a 13-page letter to several members of Congress, Google answered the lawmakers’ questions and addressed concerns. ”Last week we heard from members of Congress about Google’s plans to update our privacy policies by consolidating them into a single document on March 1,” Google’s director of public policy Pablo Chavez wrote on the company’s blog. “Protecting
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President Obama to host a Google+ hangout Monday at 5:30PM

President Obama to host a Google+ hangout Monday at 5:30PM


President Obama will be hosting his first Google+ hangout tonight at 5:30 p.m. Eastern. In the discussion, the president will be answering questions that were submitted over the past few weeks through YouTube. Google maintains that the White House has had no role in which questions will be selected. Google’s team will instead choose the top-rated questions among those submitted, ensuring there will be several different issues discussed. The event will take place in the Roosevelt Room of the White House and is scheduled to last 45 minutes. The hangout will also be streamed on the White House’s web site, and reporters and press cameras not permitted inside during the event. Obama has previously hosted town hall meetings on Facebook,
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President Obama to host a Google+ hangout Monday at 5:30PM

President Obama to host a Google+ hangout Monday at 5:30PM


President Obama will be hosting his first Google+ hangout tonight at 5:30 p.m. Eastern. In the discussion, the president will be answering questions that were submitted over the past few weeks through YouTube. Google maintains that the White House has had no role in which questions will be selected. Google’s team will instead choose the top-rated questions among those submitted, ensuring there will be several different issues discussed. The event will take place in the Roosevelt Room of the White House and is scheduled to last 45 minutes. The hangout will also be streamed on the White House’s web site, and reporters and press cameras not permitted inside during the event. Obama has previously hosted town hall meetings on Facebook,
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January 31, 2012 0 comments Read More